New Hampshire – Interesting Facts and Fun Trivia

New Hampshire is known as the Granite State for its extensive granite formations.

The official state motto of New Hampshire is Live Free or Die.

The first American in space, Alan Shepard, was born in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is famous for its vibrant fall foliage.

Mount Washington in New Hampshire is known for having some of the world’s harshest weather conditions.

New Hampshire is home to the oldest continuously operating library in the United States, the Peterborough Town Library.

The first free public library in the United States, the Forbes Library, was opened in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire has no sales tax or income tax, making it a popular destination for shopping and living.

The Lake Winnipesaukee in New Hampshire is the largest lake in the state.

The first potato planted in the United States was planted in New Hampshire in 17

New Hampshire is the birthplace of the poet Robert Frost.

The famous town of Salem in New Hampshire is known for its association with the Salem Witch Trials.

The Old Man of the Mountain was a natural rock formation in New Hampshire that resembled a man’s face until it collapsed in 2003.

The first American to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature, Sinclair Lewis, was born in New Hampshire.

The University of New Hampshire was the first land-grant university in the United States.

New Hampshire has the shortest coastline of any coastal state in the United States.

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The oldest summer theater in the United States, the Weathervane Theatre, is located in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is known for its delicious maple syrup, producing over 90,000 gallons annually.

The first public school in the United States, the Blodgett School, was established in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is home to the famous motorcycle rally, Laconia Motorcycle Week, which is one of the oldest motorcycle rallies in the United States.

New Hampshire was the first state to declare its independence from England in 1776.

The Sarah Mildred Long Bridge, connecting Portsmouth, New Hampshire, and Kittery, Maine, is the largest vertical-lift bridge in the United States.

The longest candy counter in the world is located in Littleton, New Hampshire, at the Chutters candy store.

New Hampshire has the highest percentage of timberland (forest) in the United States.

The Mount Washington Cog Railway in New Hampshire is the world’s first mountain-climbing railway.

The New Hampshire Motor Speedway in Loudon hosts NASCAR races annually.

New Hampshire was the first state to have its own state constitution.

The first potato grown in North America was harvested in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire was named after the county of Hampshire in Southern England.

The longest wooden covered bridge in the United States, the Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge, is located in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire has the shortest ocean coastline of any U.S. coastal state at just 13 miles.

The Franklin Pierce Homestead in Hillsborough, New Hampshire, preserves the childhood home of the 14th U.S. President.

New Hampshire is one of the few states that does not require adults to wear seat belts in cars.

The first underwater cable was laid between New Hampshire and Maine in 18

New Hampshire was the first state to have its own state-run lottery.

The first American astronaut to orbit the Earth, John Herschel Glenn Jr., lived in New Hampshire.

The famous poet E.E. Cummings was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, but spent many summers in New Hampshire.

The first American woman to win an Olympic gold medal in skiing, Barbara Ann Cochran, is from New Hampshire.

New Hampshire is home to the longest-running Presidential Primary in the United States.

The village of Warner, New Hampshire, inspired the setting for Thornton Wilder’s play Our Town.

New Hampshire was the first state to adopt an official state sport, which is skiing.

The capital of New Hampshire, Concord, was named after Concord, Massachusetts.

New Hampshire has the largest population of red squirrels in the United States.

The tradition of the Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Rockefeller Center in New York City began with a tree from New Hampshire in 19

The famous children’s author Dr. Seuss, aka Theodor Geisel, spent his summers in New Hampshire and was inspired by the landscape for some of his books.